A Basic Provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act Is

question 67

Multiple Choice

A basic provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act is that employers must:

• A)provide increased benefits to disabled workers, based on the extent of their disability.
• B)hire disabled individuals and then lower performance standards so that the disabled will not be adversely affected by their disability.
• C)not discriminate against individuals who can perform the essential functions of a job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• D)make reasonable accommodation for disabled workers, even if doing so results in undue hardship to the company.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Ability

The capacity of an individual to perform mental processes like learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and decision making.

Defamation

A legal term for any false communication, either written or spoken, that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard, or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile, or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person.

Misrepresentation

The act of providing false, misleading, or fundamentally incorrect information during the process of a transaction or any form of communication.

Misappropriation

The unauthorized, improper, or illegal use of resources, often involving funds or property entrusted to an individual's care.